Long TSA lines at Austin airport
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Thousands of travelers at the Austin airport found themselves in a security nightmare Friday morning. Lines wrapped out the door and onto the sidewalks as the start of SXSW clashed with critical staffing shortages at TSA.

AUS's TSA checkpoints
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Austin-Bergstrom shared videos of their TSA checkpoints Friday morning after long lines were reported and seen on video going outside the building.

Line of passengers stretch down street at Austin airport
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A extremely long line of passengers was seen stretched down a street at the Austin airport on Friday morning ahead of the first weekend of SXSW.

ABIA prepares for SXSW, spring festival season
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A surge of folks are flocking to town for SXSW, which kicks off Thursday. Austin-Bergstrom is already seeing an influx of travelers amid a partial government shutdown. FOX 7 Austin's Katie Pratt spoke with travelers at ABIA.

Austin-Bergstrom prepares for busy spring season amid DHS shutdown

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is preparing for a surge in travelers this month with Spring Break, Rodeo Austin, St. Patrick's Day weekend and SXSW.

Austin airport prepares for winter weather
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Airlines are preparing for the winter storm heading toward Central Texas this weekend. Several of them have flight contingency plans in place.

Austin winter storm: Airlines at ABIA release flight contingency plans

Airlines are preparing for the winter storm heading toward Central Texas this weekend. Several of them have flight contingency plans in place.

Traveling on Christmas Day at the Austin airport
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Plenty of people are flying away for the holidays. FOX 7 Austin's Bryanna Carroll checked in at the Austin airport.

From Christmas gifts to food, what can you take through airport security?

Austin airport officials say the next two weeks will be very busy for holiday travel. To speed things up, there are a few things you should keep in mind.

Busy holiday travel at Austin airport
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Austin airport officials say the next two weeks will be very busy for holiday travel. To speed things up, there are a few things you should keep in mind.

TSA wait times at Texas airports: How to check

Texas travelers are being advised to arrive earlier than usual at airports across the state as the holiday travel season begins.

Southwest Airlines expands at Austin airport
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Southwest Airlines is expanding in Austin and it will bring in thousands of jobs. Crew members who live in Austin can soon start and end their trips at their home airport.

Southwest Airlines to bring 2,000 jobs, start crew base in Austin

Southwest Airlines is expanding in Austin, bringing thousands of jobs. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport will become a Southwest crew base starting in March.

This Thanksgiving travel expected to be the busiest in 15 years: FAA

Following the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, the Federal Aviation Administration expects this Thanksgiving travel period to be the busiest in 15 years.

Ground delay lifted at Austin airport

A ground delay has been lifted at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Ground delay lifted at Austin airport

A ground delay has been lifted for departures at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The advisory went on for over five hours.